ABOVE AND BEYOND features immersive simulations, interactive design challenges, iconic historical touchstones, visionary concepts for the future, and inspiring stories from game-changing innovators, past and present. Design—and test-fly—your own supersonic jet. Pilot a drone into the eye of a hurricane to measure nature’s fury. Spread your wings and experience flight as a bird or a futuristic wing-flapping aircraft. Or take an elevator ride to the edge of space. Packed with fun interactive challenges, vehicle concept models and prototypes, immersive media presentations, and inspiring stories, visitors experience what it takes to make the “impossible” possible. Explore advanced aircraft and spacecraft that change our lives and transform our world.
Above and Beyond brings flight to life…
• expansive multitouch timeline
• immersive video experience
• five interactive galleries: up, faster, farther, higher, smarter
• interactive simulations and design activities
• stories about people behind the advances in flight
• montage of dreamers and doers who share their excitement for their jobs and the next century of flight

ABOVE AND BEYOND is designed to ignite a passion for humankind’s greatest adventure: our journey of flight in the air and space. It honors past world-changing innovations in flight, while looking ahead to what’s next and demonstrating the impact of aerospace breakthroughs in our everyday lives and serves to inspire children and young adults to imagine future careers in aerospace and support educators in building STEM awareness and skills. Multiple sets touring simultaneosly. The exhibition is presented by Boeing, in collaboration with NASA and The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Minimum ceiling height of 12 feet; climate control; standard electrical supply, internet connection needed

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Wash. DC
Children’s City, Dubai, UAE
Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Mushrif Central Park, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK (London)
Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA
Centrair Hall, Nagoya, Japan
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois
Janadriyah Festival, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX
Discovery Cube, Santa Ana, CA
US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL
Space Center Houston, Houston, TX
Wings Over the Rockies, Denver, CO
Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL
New York Hall of Science, Corona Park, NY
Ingenium-Canada Aviation & Space Museum, Ottawa, ON
Sci Tech, Al Khobar, KSA
Sun Plaza Shopping Centre, Bucharest, ROM
Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong, CH
Questacon, Canberra, AUS
Singapore Science Center, Singapore
SciWorks, Melbourne, AUS
Museum of Transport and Technology, Auckland, NZ
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Honolulu, HI